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US20170035117A1
US20170035117A1 US15/303,745 US201515303745A US2017035117A1 US 20170035117 A1 US20170035117 A1 US 20170035117A1 US 201515303745 A US201515303745 A US 201515303745A US 2017035117 A1 US2017035117 A1 US 2017035117A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B7/00—Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections
    • F16B7/20—Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections using bayonet connections
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/20—Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
    • H01M50/204—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
    • H01M50/207—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape
    • H01M50/213—Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells characterised by their shape adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2220/00—Batteries for particular applications
    • H01M2220/30—Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
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  • the present invention relates to an electronic cigarette and a method of assembling an electronic cigarette.
  • a vaporizer assembly and a battery assembly of an existing electronic cigarette having a non-circular cross section are usually connected via a nested structure, other connecting structures are neither user-friendly nor convenient for the assembly and disassembly of the components of an electronic cigarette having a non-circular cross section.
  • the present invention aims to provide an electronic cigarette comprising a vaporizer assembly and a battery assembly connected via a twist lock joint.
  • Such twist lock joint is very convenient for the assembly and disassembly of components of an electronic cigarette having a non-circular cross section.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a convenient method of assembling an electronic cigarette.
  • a technical solution of the present invention is an electronic cigarette comprising a battery assembly and a vaporizer assembly abutting the battery assembly, wherein a battery connector at a connecting end of the battery assembly and a vaporizer connector at a connecting end of the vaporizer assembly are connected via a twist lock joint, an electrode of the battery connector is electrically connected to an electrode of the vaporizer connector;
  • the battery connector is consisted of a tube body and a protruding platform formed on one end of the tube body and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body, wherein a circular cavity is provided at the center of the protruding platform, two recessed L-shaped grooves are radially and symmetrically formed in an inner wall of the circular cavity, a through hole is opened at a bottom of the circular cavity, positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly are protruded out from the through hole, an outer wall of the protruding platform has a protrusion for snap fitting with a corresponding protrusion formed at an inner wall of one end
  • the L-shaped groove is consisted of a vertical groove and an arc-shaped groove starting from a bottom half of the vertical groove and extending along a portion of the circumference of the inner wall of the circular cavity, wherein a height of the arc-shaped groove is slightly and gradually decreased.
  • a lug is protruded downward from a top edge of the arc-shaped groove for locking purpose.
  • the protrusion of the vaporizer connector has a concave portion configured to engage with the lug at the top edge of the arc-shaped groove.
  • the positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly are rod-like and retractable electrodes.
  • the vaporizer electrode assembly is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer inserted into a central through hole of the circular protruding platform, a rod-like electrode having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole of the column-shaped electrode fixer, and a semi-annular electrode inserted into an annular cavity recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole of the electrode fixer.
  • the vaporizer electrode assembly is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer inserted into a central through hole of the circular protruding platform, a rod-like electrode having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole of the column-shaped electrode fixer, and a full-annular electrode inserted into an annular cavity recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole of the electrode fixer.
  • the battery assembly, the vaporizer assembly and the outer tube of the vaporizer assembly all have non-circular cross sections.
  • the non-circular cross section is oval cross section.
  • an angle between the major axis X of an oval end surface of the oval protruding platform of the battery connector and a straight line between two midpoints of two vertical grooves of the symmetrically-arranged L-shaped grooves is an acute angle.
  • Another technical solution of the present invention is a method of assembling an electronic cigarette comprising a battery assembly and a vaporizer assembly abutting the battery assembly, wherein the method comprises aligning a protrusion of a vaporizer connector to an L-shaped groove of a battery connector; inserting a circular protruding platform of the vaporizer assembly into a circular cavity of the battery connector; twisting the vaporizer connector to a locking position so as to enable positive and negative electrodes of the battery connector to be electrically connected to a semi-annular electrode and a rod-like electrode of the vaporizer connector, wherein the rod-like electrode has a protruding ring at one end thereof; sheathing the vaporizer assembly with an outer tube of the vaporizer assembly; and engaging a protrusion of an outer wall of a protruding platform with a corresponding protrusion of the outer tube of the vaporizer assembly to complete a snap fit therebetween.
  • the technical solutions of the present invention have the following advantage.
  • the twist lock joint between the vaporizer assembly and the battery assembly can be employed for various types of electronic cigarettes having non-circular cross section.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a battery connector of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is another schematic view showing a battery connector of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial view of the battery connector shown in FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an acute angle between the major axis X of an oval end surface of a protruding platform of a battery connector and a straight line between two midpoints of two vertical grooves of two symmetrically-arranged L-shaped grooves.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a vaporizer connector of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is another schematic view showing a vaporizer connector of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective exploded view of a vaporizer electrode assembly of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view showing a semi-annular electrode of the vaporizer electrode assembly shown in FIG. 8 .
  • FIG. 10 is another perspective exploded view of a vaporizer electrode assembly of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a full-annular electrode of the vaporizer electrode assembly shown in FIG. 10
  • FIGS. 12, 13 and 14 are schematic views showing a twist-lock mechanism between a vaporizer assembly and a battery assembly of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • an electronic cigarette comprises a battery assembly 1 , a vaporizer assembly 2 abutting the battery assembly 1 , and an outer tube 3 of the vaporizer assembly 2 , the outer tube 3 sheathing the vaporizer assembly 2 and having a snap fit with the battery assembly 1 .
  • a battery connector 4 at a connecting end of the battery assembly 1 and a vaporizer connector 5 at a connecting end of the vaporizer assembly 2 are connected via a twist lock joint.
  • An electrode 41 of the battery connector 4 is electrically connected to a semi-annular electrode 61 and a rod-like electrode 62 of the vaporizer connector 5 , wherein the rod-like electrode 62 has a protruding ring at one end thereof.
  • the battery assembly 1 , the vaporizer assembly 2 and the outer tube 3 of the vaporizer assembly 2 all have oval cross sections.
  • the battery connector 4 is consisted of a tube body 42 , and a protruding platform 421 formed on one end of the tube body 42 and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body 42 .
  • a circular cavity 422 is provided at the center of the protruding platform 421 .
  • Two recessed L-shaped grooves 423 are radially and symmetrically formed in an inner wall of the circular cavity 422 .
  • a through hole 4221 is opened at a bottom of the circular cavity 422 .
  • Positive and negative electrodes 41 of the battery assembly 1 are protruded out from the through hole 4221 .
  • An outer wall of the protruding platform 421 has a protrusion 4222 for snap fitting with a corresponding protrusion (not shown in the figures) formed at an inner wall of one end of the outer tube 3 of the vaporizer assembly 2 .
  • the L-shaped groove 423 is consisted of a vertical groove 4231 and an arc-shaped groove 4232 smoothly communicating with the vertical groove 4231 .
  • the arc-shaped groove 4232 starts from a bottom half of the vertical groove 4231 and extends along a portion of the circumference of the inner wall of the circular cavity 422 .
  • a lug 4233 is protruded downward from a top edge of the arc-shaped groove 4232 for locking purpose.
  • an angle between the major axis X of an oval end surface of the oval protruding platform 421 of the battery connector 4 and a straight line between two midpoints of the two vertical grooves 4231 of the symmetrically-arranged L-shaped grooves 423 is an acute angle.
  • the vaporizer connector 5 comprises a tube body 51 , an air inlet 511 of an air passage opened in the tube body 51 , and a circular protruding platform 53 formed on one end of the tube body 51 and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body 51 .
  • Two symmetrically-arranged protrusions 52 protrude radially outward from an outer wall of the circular protruding platform 53 .
  • a center of the circular protruding platform 53 is provided with a vaporizer electrode assembly 6 .
  • the vaporizer electrode assembly 6 comprises two electrodes 61 , 62 .
  • the vaporizer electrode assembly 6 is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer 63 inserted into a central through hole 54 of the circular protruding platform 53 , a rod-like electrode 62 having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole 632 of the column-shaped electrode fixer 63 , and a semi-annular electrode 61 inserted into both an annular cavity 631 recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole 632 of the electrode fixer 63 and an insertion groove 633 provided at a bottom of the annular cavity 631 .
  • the semi-annular electrode 61 is consisted of a semi-annular electrode plate 611 and two insertion electrode plates 612 protruding perpendicularly from two ends of the semi-annular electrode plate 611 .
  • the vaporizer electrode assembly 6 is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer 63 inserted into a central through hole 54 of the circular protruding platform 53 , a rod-like electrode 62 having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole 632 of the column-shaped electrode fixer 63 , and a full-annular electrode 61 inserted into both an annular cavity 631 recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole 632 of the electrode fixer 63 and an insertion groove 633 provided at a bottom of the annular cavity 631 .
  • the full-annular electrode 61 is consisted of a full-annular electrode plate 611 and two insertion electrode plate 612 protruding symmetrically and perpendicularly from the full-annular electrode plate 611 .
  • a method of assembling the above-mentioned electronic cigarette comprising aligning the protrusion 52 of the vaporizer connector 5 to the L-shaped grooves 423 of the battery connector 4 ; inserting the circular protruding platform 53 of the vaporizer assembly 2 into the circular cavity 422 of the battery connector 4 ; twisting the vaporizer connector 5 to a locking position so as to enable the positive and negative electrodes 41 of the battery connector 4 to be electrically connected to the semi-annular electrode 61 and the rod-like electrode 62 of the vaporizer connector 5 , wherein the rod-like electrode 62 has a protruding ring at one end thereof; sheathing the vaporizer assembly 2 with the outer tube 3 of the vaporizer assembly 2 ; engaging the protrusion 4222 of the outer wall of the protruding platform 421 with the corresponding protrusion (not shown in the figures) of the outer tube of vaporizer assembly 3 to complete a snap fit therebetween.

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Disclosed is an electronic cigarette including a battery connector and a vaporizer connector, wherein the battery connector comprises two recessed L-shaped grooves, and the vaporizer connector comprises two symmetrically-arranged protrusions. After the battery connector has been twist-lock connected with the vaporizer connector, the L-shaped grooves of the battery connector tightly engage with the protrusions of the vaporizer connector, positive and negative electrodes of a battery assembly are electrically connected to two electrodes of a vaporizer electrode assembly.

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    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette and a method of assembling an electronic cigarette.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • A vaporizer assembly and a battery assembly of an existing electronic cigarette having a non-circular cross section are usually connected via a nested structure, other connecting structures are neither user-friendly nor convenient for the assembly and disassembly of the components of an electronic cigarette having a non-circular cross section.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention aims to provide an electronic cigarette comprising a vaporizer assembly and a battery assembly connected via a twist lock joint. Such twist lock joint is very convenient for the assembly and disassembly of components of an electronic cigarette having a non-circular cross section. Another object of the present invention is to provide a convenient method of assembling an electronic cigarette.
  • A technical solution of the present invention is an electronic cigarette comprising a battery assembly and a vaporizer assembly abutting the battery assembly, wherein a battery connector at a connecting end of the battery assembly and a vaporizer connector at a connecting end of the vaporizer assembly are connected via a twist lock joint, an electrode of the battery connector is electrically connected to an electrode of the vaporizer connector; the battery connector is consisted of a tube body and a protruding platform formed on one end of the tube body and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body, wherein a circular cavity is provided at the center of the protruding platform, two recessed L-shaped grooves are radially and symmetrically formed in an inner wall of the circular cavity, a through hole is opened at a bottom of the circular cavity, positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly are protruded out from the through hole, an outer wall of the protruding platform has a protrusion for snap fitting with a corresponding protrusion formed at an inner wall of one end of an outer tube of the vaporizer assembly; the vaporizer connector comprises a tube body and a circular protruding platform formed on one end of the tube body and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body, two symmetrically-arranged protrusions protrude radially outward from an outer wall of the circular protruding platform, a center of the circular protruding platform is provided with a vaporizer electrode assembly comprising two electrodes, after the battery connector has been twist-lock connected with the vaporizer connector, the circular cavity of the battery connector exactly receives the circular protruding platform of the vaporizer connector, the L-shaped grooves of the battery connector tightly engage with the protrusions of the vaporizer connector, the positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly are electrically connected to the two electrodes of the vaporizer electrode assembly.
  • Preferably, the L-shaped groove is consisted of a vertical groove and an arc-shaped groove starting from a bottom half of the vertical groove and extending along a portion of the circumference of the inner wall of the circular cavity, wherein a height of the arc-shaped groove is slightly and gradually decreased.
  • Preferably, a lug is protruded downward from a top edge of the arc-shaped groove for locking purpose.
  • Preferably, the protrusion of the vaporizer connector has a concave portion configured to engage with the lug at the top edge of the arc-shaped groove.
  • Preferably, the positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly are rod-like and retractable electrodes.
  • Preferably, the vaporizer electrode assembly is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer inserted into a central through hole of the circular protruding platform, a rod-like electrode having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole of the column-shaped electrode fixer, and a semi-annular electrode inserted into an annular cavity recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole of the electrode fixer.
  • Preferably, that the vaporizer electrode assembly is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer inserted into a central through hole of the circular protruding platform, a rod-like electrode having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole of the column-shaped electrode fixer, and a full-annular electrode inserted into an annular cavity recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole of the electrode fixer.
  • Preferably, the battery assembly, the vaporizer assembly and the outer tube of the vaporizer assembly all have non-circular cross sections.
  • Preferably, the non-circular cross section is oval cross section.
  • Preferably, an angle between the major axis X of an oval end surface of the oval protruding platform of the battery connector and a straight line between two midpoints of two vertical grooves of the symmetrically-arranged L-shaped grooves is an acute angle.
  • Another technical solution of the present invention is a method of assembling an electronic cigarette comprising a battery assembly and a vaporizer assembly abutting the battery assembly, wherein the method comprises aligning a protrusion of a vaporizer connector to an L-shaped groove of a battery connector; inserting a circular protruding platform of the vaporizer assembly into a circular cavity of the battery connector; twisting the vaporizer connector to a locking position so as to enable positive and negative electrodes of the battery connector to be electrically connected to a semi-annular electrode and a rod-like electrode of the vaporizer connector, wherein the rod-like electrode has a protruding ring at one end thereof; sheathing the vaporizer assembly with an outer tube of the vaporizer assembly; and engaging a protrusion of an outer wall of a protruding platform with a corresponding protrusion of the outer tube of the vaporizer assembly to complete a snap fit therebetween.
  • The technical solutions of the present invention have the following advantage. The twist lock joint between the vaporizer assembly and the battery assembly can be employed for various types of electronic cigarettes having non-circular cross section.
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  • FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a battery connector of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is another schematic view showing a battery connector of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial view of the battery connector shown in FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing an acute angle between the major axis X of an oval end surface of a protruding platform of a battery connector and a straight line between two midpoints of two vertical grooves of two symmetrically-arranged L-shaped grooves.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a vaporizer connector of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is another schematic view showing a vaporizer connector of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective exploded view of a vaporizer electrode assembly of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view showing a semi-annular electrode of the vaporizer electrode assembly shown in FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is another perspective exploded view of a vaporizer electrode assembly of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a full-annular electrode of the vaporizer electrode assembly shown in FIG. 10
  • FIGS. 12, 13 and 14 are schematic views showing a twist-lock mechanism between a vaporizer assembly and a battery assembly of an electronic cigarette of the present invention.
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  • 1 battery assembly
  • 2 vaporizer assembly
  • 3 outer tube of vaporizer assembly
  • 4 battery connector
  • 41 electrode
  • 42 tube body
  • 421 protruding platform
  • 422 circular cavity
  • 4221 through hole
  • 4222 protrusion
  • 423 L-shaped groove
  • 4231 vertical groove
  • 4232 arc-shaped groove
  • 4233 lug
  • 5 vaporizer connector
  • 51 tube body
  • 511 air inlet
  • 52 protrusion
  • 521 concave portion
  • 53 circular protruding platform
  • 54 central through hole
  • 6 vaporizer electrode assembly
  • 61 semi-annular electrode
  • 611 electrode plate
  • 612 insertion electrode plate
  • 62 rod-like electrode
  • 63 electrode fixer
  • 631 annular cavity
  • 632 central through hole
  • 633 insertion groove
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS
  • Various preferred embodiments will now be described with reference to the figures.
  • Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, an electronic cigarette comprises a battery assembly 1, a vaporizer assembly 2 abutting the battery assembly 1, and an outer tube 3 of the vaporizer assembly 2, the outer tube 3 sheathing the vaporizer assembly 2 and having a snap fit with the battery assembly 1. A battery connector 4 at a connecting end of the battery assembly 1 and a vaporizer connector 5 at a connecting end of the vaporizer assembly 2 are connected via a twist lock joint. An electrode 41 of the battery connector 4 is electrically connected to a semi-annular electrode 61 and a rod-like electrode 62 of the vaporizer connector 5, wherein the rod-like electrode 62 has a protruding ring at one end thereof.
  • Referring to FIG. 1, the battery assembly 1, the vaporizer assembly 2 and the outer tube 3 of the vaporizer assembly 2 all have oval cross sections.
  • Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the battery connector 4 is consisted of a tube body 42, and a protruding platform 421 formed on one end of the tube body 42 and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body 42. A circular cavity 422 is provided at the center of the protruding platform 421. Two recessed L-shaped grooves 423 are radially and symmetrically formed in an inner wall of the circular cavity 422. A through hole 4221 is opened at a bottom of the circular cavity 422. Positive and negative electrodes 41 of the battery assembly 1 are protruded out from the through hole 4221. An outer wall of the protruding platform 421 has a protrusion 4222 for snap fitting with a corresponding protrusion (not shown in the figures) formed at an inner wall of one end of the outer tube 3 of the vaporizer assembly 2.
  • Referring to FIG. 4, the L-shaped groove 423 is consisted of a vertical groove 4231 and an arc-shaped groove 4232 smoothly communicating with the vertical groove 4231. The arc-shaped groove 4232 starts from a bottom half of the vertical groove 4231 and extends along a portion of the circumference of the inner wall of the circular cavity 422. A lug 4233 is protruded downward from a top edge of the arc-shaped groove 4232 for locking purpose.
  • Referring to FIG. 5, an angle between the major axis X of an oval end surface of the oval protruding platform 421 of the battery connector 4 and a straight line between two midpoints of the two vertical grooves 4231 of the symmetrically-arranged L-shaped grooves 423 is an acute angle.
  • Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the vaporizer connector 5 comprises a tube body 51, an air inlet 511 of an air passage opened in the tube body 51, and a circular protruding platform 53 formed on one end of the tube body 51 and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body 51. Two symmetrically-arranged protrusions 52 protrude radially outward from an outer wall of the circular protruding platform 53. A center of the circular protruding platform 53 is provided with a vaporizer electrode assembly 6. The vaporizer electrode assembly 6 comprises two electrodes 61, 62.
  • Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the vaporizer electrode assembly 6 is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer 63 inserted into a central through hole 54 of the circular protruding platform 53, a rod-like electrode 62 having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole 632 of the column-shaped electrode fixer 63, and a semi-annular electrode 61 inserted into both an annular cavity 631 recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole 632 of the electrode fixer 63 and an insertion groove 633 provided at a bottom of the annular cavity 631. The semi-annular electrode 61 is consisted of a semi-annular electrode plate 611 and two insertion electrode plates 612 protruding perpendicularly from two ends of the semi-annular electrode plate 611.
  • Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, in another embodiment the vaporizer electrode assembly 6 is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer 63 inserted into a central through hole 54 of the circular protruding platform 53, a rod-like electrode 62 having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole 632 of the column-shaped electrode fixer 63, and a full-annular electrode 61 inserted into both an annular cavity 631 recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole 632 of the electrode fixer 63 and an insertion groove 633 provided at a bottom of the annular cavity 631. The full-annular electrode 61 is consisted of a full-annular electrode plate 611 and two insertion electrode plate 612 protruding symmetrically and perpendicularly from the full-annular electrode plate 611.
  • Referring to FIGS. 1, 12, 13 and 14, a method of assembling the above-mentioned electronic cigarette, comprising aligning the protrusion 52 of the vaporizer connector 5 to the L-shaped grooves 423 of the battery connector 4; inserting the circular protruding platform 53 of the vaporizer assembly 2 into the circular cavity 422 of the battery connector 4; twisting the vaporizer connector 5 to a locking position so as to enable the positive and negative electrodes 41 of the battery connector 4 to be electrically connected to the semi-annular electrode 61 and the rod-like electrode 62 of the vaporizer connector 5, wherein the rod-like electrode 62 has a protruding ring at one end thereof; sheathing the vaporizer assembly 2 with the outer tube 3 of the vaporizer assembly 2; engaging the protrusion 4222 of the outer wall of the protruding platform 421 with the corresponding protrusion (not shown in the figures) of the outer tube of vaporizer assembly 3 to complete a snap fit therebetween.
  • All the above are the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the invention is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the invention.

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1. An electronic cigarette comprising a battery assembly and a vaporizer assembly abutting the battery assembly, characterized in that
a battery connector at a connecting end of the battery assembly and a vaporizer connector at a connecting end of the vaporizer assembly are connected via a twist lock joint, an electrode of the battery connector is electrically connected to an electrode of the vaporizer connector;
the battery connector is consisted of a tube body and a protruding platform formed on one end of the tube body and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body, wherein a circular cavity is provided at the center of the protruding platform, two recessed L-shaped grooves are radially and symmetrically formed in an inner wall of the circular cavity, a through hole is opened at a bottom of the circular cavity, positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly are protruded out from the through hole, an outer wall of the protruding platform has a protrusion for snap fitting with a corresponding protrusion formed at an inner wall of one end of an outer tube of the vaporizer assembly;
the vaporizer connector comprises a tube body and a circular protruding platform formed on one end of the tube body and having a cross-sectional area smaller than the tube body, two symmetrically-arranged protrusions protrude radially outward from an outer wall of the circular protruding platform, a center of the circular protruding platform is provided with a vaporizer electrode assembly comprising two electrodes;
after the battery connector has been twist-lock connected with the vaporizer connector, the circular cavity of the battery connector exactly receives the circular protruding platform of the vaporizer connector, the L-shaped grooves of the battery connector tightly engage with the protrusions of the vaporizer connector, the positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly are electrically connected to the two electrodes of the vaporizer electrode assembly.
2. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, characterized in that the L-shaped groove is consisted of a vertical groove and an arc-shaped groove starting from a bottom half of the vertical groove and extending along a portion of the circumference of the inner wall of the circular cavity, wherein a height of the arc-shaped groove is slightly and gradually decreased.
3. The electronic cigarette of claim 2, characterized in that a lug is protruded downward from a top edge of the arc-shaped groove for locking purpose.
4. The electronic cigarette of claim 3, characterized in that the protrusion of the vaporizer connector has a concave portion configured to engage with the lug at the top edge of the arc-shaped groove.
5. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, characterized in that the positive and negative electrodes of the battery assembly are rod-like and retractable electrodes.
6. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, characterized in that the vaporizer electrode assembly is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer inserted into a central through hole of the circular protruding platform, a rod-like electrode having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole of the column-shaped electrode fixer, and a semi-annular electrode inserted into an annular cavity recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole of the electrode fixer.
7. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, characterized in that the vaporizer electrode assembly is consisted of a column-shaped electrode fixer inserted into a central through hole of the circular protruding platform, a rod-like electrode having a protruding ring at one end thereof and inserted into a central through hole of the column-shaped electrode fixer, and a full-annular electrode inserted into an annular cavity recessed along an outer circumference of the central through hole of the electrode fixer.
8. The electronic cigarette of claim 1, characterized in that the battery assembly, the vaporizer assembly and the outer tube of the vaporizer assembly all have non-circular cross sections.
9. The electronic cigarette of claim 8, characterized in that the non-circular cross section is oval cross section.
10. The electronic cigarette of claim 9, characterized in that an angle between the major axis X of an oval end surface of the oval protruding platform of the battery connector and a straight line between two midpoints of two vertical grooves of the symmetrically-arranged L-shaped grooves is an acute angle.
11. A method of assembling an electronic cigarette comprising a battery assembly and a vaporizer assembly abutting the battery assembly, characterized in that the method comprises
aligning a protrusion of a vaporizer connector to an L-shaped groove of a battery connector;
inserting a circular protruding platform of the vaporizer assembly into a circular cavity of the battery connector;
twisting the vaporizer connector to a locking position so as to enable positive and negative electrodes of the battery connector to be electrically connected to a semi-annular electrode and a rod-like electrode of the vaporizer connector, wherein the rod-like electrode has a protruding ring at one end thereof;
sheathing the vaporizer assembly with an outer tube of the vaporizer assembly; and
engaging a protrusion of an outer wall of a protruding platform with a corresponding protrusion of the outer tube of the vaporizer assembly to complete a snap fit therebetween.
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